Journal article
Modal analysis of a large-mode area photonic crystal fiber amplifier using spectral-resolved imaging
We perform modal characterization on an ytterbium-doped large mode area photonic-crystal-fiber (PCF) amplifier using spatial and spectral (S 2) resolved imaging and compare results to conventional cutoff methods. We apply numerical simulations and step-index fiber experiments to calibrate our mathematical and experimental routines of our S2 imaging system.
We systematically analyze higher-order-mode (HOM) content of a polarizing 40-m core double-clad PCF amplifier with various launching and coiling configurations. We demonstrate a HOM suppression of more than -24 dB with variance of 2.3 dB. © 2011 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng |
Year: | 2011 |
Pages: | 111604-6 |
ISSN: | 15602303 and 00913286 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1117/1.3609816 |
ORCIDs: | Lægsgaard, Jesper and Broeng, Jes |